Peach Tree Healthcare

Peach Tree Healthcare Prevention Navigator Program - Project Summary: Peach Tree Healthcare (peach Tree), a Community-based Health Care Provider Is Applying for Funding to Address Health Disparities and Service Gaps in Sacramento Valley Among Low-income, High-risk, Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations, as Well as Persons Who Identify as Lgbtqi+ Who Are Not in Stable Housing. Peach Tree Offers a Wide-range of Medical, Behavioral Health, Dental, and Vision Services Across the Lifespan. We Operate Eight Service Delivery Sites, Have Two Mobile Units, and Became a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in 2006. Geographic Catchment Area Includes Sacramento County, One of the 48 Counties Listed in the National Hiv/aids Strategy for the United States 2022-2025. Peach Tree’s Broader Service Area Covers 22 Zip Codes Which Includes Parts of Sacramento, and the Unincorporated Sacramento Suburbs of Arden/arcade and Foothill Farms. Rural Geographies of Our Sacramento Valley Service Area Have Limited Resources for Community Residents. Project Name: Peach Tree Healthcare Prevention Navigator Program. Populations to Be Served: Peach Tree’s Population of Focus Includes Racial and Ethnic Minority, Low-income Young Adults and Older Adults Who Are at High-risk of Hiv/aids and Substance Use Disorders (SUD) or Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions and Sud (cod). We Will Ensure Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations, as Well as Persons Who Identify as Lgbtqi+, Who Are Not in Stable Housing, Are Provided Access and Opportunities to Receive Services as Part of This Program. Number to Be Served: Year 1: 50; Year 2: 100; Year 3: 100 Year 4: 100; Year 5: 150; Life of Project: 500. Project Strategies/interventions: Peach Tree Will Use a Combination of Several Evidence-based- Interventions, Including: Trauma-informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Medicated-assisted Treatment, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PREP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (pep). Project Goals and Measurable Objectives: Our Goals Include: Engage and Connect the Population of Focus to Behavioral Health Treatment, Harm Reduction Services, Case Management, and Recovery Support Services; Increase Hiv/aids Prevention Services, Including Testing; Improve Cultural Competency to Improve Hiv Prevention Services and Sud Care; Decrease Barriers to Seeking and Receiving Care. Measurable Objectives Are as Follows: (1) Each Year, Conduct In-reach to Identify 50 Individuals Living With Sud And/or Cod and Refer Them to Peach Tree’s Behavioral Health Services; (2) Each Year, 75% of Individuals Who Screen Positive for Opioid Use And/or Other Substance Use During Intake, Will Accept a Referral for Behavioral Health Services; (3) Each Year, Distribute 2,500 Informational Materials and Post on Social Media Two-times Monthly to Promote Peach Tree’s Behavioral Health Services, Capacity, and Resources; (4) Each Year, Provide Screening and Risk Assessments for Hiv and Viral Hepatitis, Including Pre-and-post-test Counseling, for 50 Individuals; (5) Each Year, 75% of Individuals Who Screen Positive for Hiv And/or Vital Hepatitis, Will Accept a Referral for Treatment Services; (6) Each Year, Distribute 2,500 Informational Materials and Post on Social Media Two-times Monthly to Promote Peach Tree’s Hiv and Other Prevention Services, Capacity, and Resources; (7) Within the First Six Months of Award, Train 100% of Peach Tree’s Providers on Cultural Competency Focusing on Sud and Hiv Prevention Services; (8) Each Year, Ensure at Least 25% of Informational Materials and Posts on Social Media to Promote Peach Tree’s Behavioral Health Services, Hiv and Other Prevention Services, Capacity, and Resources Are in a Language Other Than English; (9) Each Year, Provide Navigation Services to Link 50 Individuals to Additional Support Services, Including Benefit Enrollment and Housing; (10) Each Year, Host or Participate in 10 Outreach Events to Share Information About Peach Tree’s Services, Capacity, and Resources; Reach 100 Individuals at These Events Each Year.